Speech Timer
Stay on time with calm yellow and red warnings as your speaking limit approaches.
Ready when you are
Target length
Custom target
The timer counts up toward your target. The display stays calm, turns amber at 80%, then red once you go over. Tap the time or use fullscreen for a clear view from the lectern.
How to use the speech timer
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Set your target speaking time — for example 5, 10 or 20 minutes.
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Press Start when you begin speaking; the timer counts up to your target.
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At 80% of your time the display turns yellow — start moving toward your conclusion.
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At 100% it turns red — you have reached your limit and should wrap up.
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Use fullscreen so the colour cue is visible from the lectern at a glance.
Tips & tricks
A speech timer is built around glanceable colour, not numbers. While you are speaking you should not be doing arithmetic — green means you are fine, yellow means begin landing the plane, red means stop. That is all you need to track.
The 80% yellow warning is the important one. It gives you a real, useful margin to reach your conclusion gracefully instead of being cut off mid-sentence.
Set it up in fullscreen on a phone or tablet at the front of the room, or on a second screen facing you. From across a stage the colour is readable even when the digits are not.
Frequently asked questions
How does a speech timer help me?
It tracks your speaking time and warns you with colour — yellow as you approach your limit, red when you reach it — so you can stay on time without doing mental maths while you talk.
When do the warnings appear?
The display turns yellow at 80% of your target time and red at 100%. The yellow warning gives you a margin to reach your conclusion smoothly.
Can I set any speaking length?
Yes. Use the common presets or set your own target — anything from a short toast to a long lecture.
Is it good for Toastmasters or debate?
Yes. The colour-based warnings map naturally onto green/yellow/red timing signals used in public-speaking clubs and debate.
Should I use fullscreen?
Fullscreen is recommended for talks — the colour cue stays readable from a distance even when the exact numbers are not.
Is the speech timer free?
Yes, completely free with no sign-up.
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